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Car washes and detailers in Clay County, NE

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Clay County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,331 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
6,170
+1.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

There are no car washes and detailers on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Clay County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Households in Clay County spend about $3.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,331 per household, 39% above the U.S. average. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Clay County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clay County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Clay County compares

The same measures for Nebraska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the car washes and detailers counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Car washes and detailing in Clay County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureClay CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.04.53.8
Spending per listingn/a$2.6M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,7786,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.1%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,331$1,146$958
Median household income$78,986$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Clay County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Clay County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,170+1.1% since 2020
Households
2,490
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
572 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$78,986
Average household income
$96,609
Median home value
$155,600
Jobs located here
2,154
Daytime population
5,516Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Nebraska

Every Nebraska market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Clay County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE70293.9$3.1M+9.0%#235 of 1,451
2Lancaster County, NE66624.6$2.3M+3.4%#328 of 1,451
3Cass County, NE6454.6$2.9M+3.9%#362 of 1,451
4Dawson County, NE6355.5$2.4M+1.5%#403 of 1,451
5Dodge County, NE5574.6$2.6M+2.6%#593 of 1,451
6Douglas County, NE541014.2$2.4M+3.6%#629 of 1,451
7Buffalo County, NE51105.0$2.4M+1.9%#702 of 1,451
8Lincoln County, NE4874.7$2.5M−3.6%#771 of 1,451
9Platte County, NE4685.9$2M+3.9%#830 of 1,451
10Scotts Bluff County, NE3974.6$2.4M−1.3%#1,002 of 1,451
Clay County, NENot scored00.0n/a+1.1%

Other business types in Clay County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Clay County, NE?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no car washes and detailers in Clay County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Clay County, NE spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $3.3M a year, or $1,331 per household. That is 39% above the U.S. average (an index of 139, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,490 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clay County, NE compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?

Clay County has no car washes and detailers on map listings. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Clay County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Clay County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Clay County at 6,170 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,490 households. Median household income in Clay County is $78,986, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for car washes and detailers · All 56 business types in Clay County

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